Mechanization in agriculture & Conserving of the resources
Vol. 66 (2022), Issue 2, pg(s) 78-80

CONSERVING OF THE RESOURCES

Efficiency of irrigation in growing tomatoes in greenhouse conditions

  • 1 ISSAPP “Nikola Poushkarov”

Abstract

Irrigation plays a key role in growing vegetable crops. The efficiency of irrigation is expressed in obtaining optimal yields in terms of quantity and quality. The use of water resources should be water and energy saving in order to reduce the costs of vegetable production and to be environmentally friendly. The main criteria for assessing the effectiveness of irrigation are the total and additional net incomes. In order to meet the set requirements for irrigation, the best effect is obtained by applying drip irrigation. When growing tomatoes, the value of the irrigation system is redeemed in the first year for areas over 5 dka, for areas below 5 dka it takes 2 years. Drip irrigation of tomatoes has shown that the frequency and size of irrigation rates affect the weight, diameter and length of the fruit, their number and hardness.

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